UFO Sightings in New York
5,489 UFO sightings reported in New York since 1930, peaking in 2012 (383 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 5,489
- Span
- 1930–2030
- Peak year
- 2012 (383 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1930–2030 · peak 2012 (383 reports)
Top cities in New York
New York City (Brooklyn)
1946–2022 · peak 2014 (19 reports)
New York City
1950–2022 · peak 2001 (18 reports)
Rochester
1966–2022 · peak 2014 (16 reports)
Buffalo
1960–2022 · peak 2021 (12 reports)
New York City (Manhattan)
1959–2021 · peak 2002 (8 reports)
New York City (Bronx)
1950–2021 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Syracuse
1947–2022 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Albany
1972–2021 · peak 2002 (11 reports)
Staten Island
1977–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
New York City (Staten Island)
1982–2011 · peak 2001 (6 reports)
New York
1974–2022 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
New York City (Queens)
1956–2019 · peak 2007 (8 reports)
Utica
1966–2022 · peak 2019 (10 reports)
Binghamton
1952–2022 · peak 2012 (9 reports)
Ithaca
1979–2020 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Pine City
2020–2022 · peak 2021 (19 reports)
Poughkeepsie
1965–2019 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Levittown
1970–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Kingston
1983–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Schenectady
1960–2017 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Golden's Bridge · NY, USA
Bright light moving along Rt 684 with red orb following it.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
I SAW THREE STAR SHAPED LIGHTS.THEY WERE WHITE LIGHTS THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO MOVE EXEPT FOR THE ONE ON THE RIGHT THAT SEEMED TO MOVE .
Briarwood (Queens) · NY, USA
Object with white trail but left nothing behind
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
It was circular with flashing lights on its side it seemed to just be moving around.There was only one.It looked like it was a very dar
New York City · NY, USA
In a V Shaped Formation In the night sky, Lasted about 2 seconds then bursted into a light ball that lasted about another 2 seconds.
New York City (Times Square) · NY, USA
Disked shaped objects...3... over Time Square, New York. Reported by Fox News. Objects were approx. 30 feet in dia., transillumated in
Amityville · NY, USA
Craft that changed shape, then shot into the water.
Millerton · NY, USA
Clear night, full moon. Was driving home when noticed something very bright in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius? PD))
Painted Post · NY, USA
light source in sky changing colors through the ROVGBIV colors seen through telescope. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius? PD))
Garden City · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) One Enflamed craft and large craft above feild.
Altmar · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) Orange/yellow light in bedroom rushes out screen window.
Millerton · NY, USA
Same thing as I stated in previous report, observed this in south eastern sky very low. it has moved in less than 2 minutes to due east
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
7-9 dull red balls of light seen in high speed chevron shape
East Meadow · NY, USA
My wife and I were getting ready to sleep and both of us heard this strange noise. At first it was loud almost like an aircraft engine
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
red, white and blue lights over Staten Island green belt.
Millerton · NY, USA
strange streaking blue light
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
Brilliant light streak across morning sky
Rochester · NY, USA
Bright Blue, Metallic Object seen over NYS Thruway around Roch, NY....
Oneida · NY, USA
Green, Red and Blue Ball of Light Seen in the Sky above Oneida, NY
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
((HOAX???)) 3 Bright silver circlur objects hover over our home !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brewster/Carmel · NY, USA
Super bright light, low in sky, within it a circle of blue lights, hovered, dropped vertically, disappeared.
Deer Park · NY, USA
Fireball-like light looked as if it was crashing into near by Harbor (Long Island, NY)
New York City · NY, USA
Silver, round globes, moving due East in New York City
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
a light in the air over NEW YORK
Hicksville · NY, USA
multicolored over Hicksville, NY, made alarms go off and left a cloud of bluish fog